How Usopp Became The MOST Neglected Strawhat

Usopp has long been one of my favorite Strawhats. He provides a different perspective from many of the other characters in the main cast on top of him being flat out hilarious. He used to offer so much Pre-timeskip, but in recent years I feel like he has just been present, not contributing much.
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[@TengouX]

If Elbaf won't do Usopp justice, then I don't know what will.

[@Alexronni]

God himself

[@Ner0tika]

i remember saying that about Wano and Zoro

[@echelon1014]

​​@@Alexronni so you mean ussopp??

[@Alexronni]

No, i mean yassop

[@SackVegasAnime]

@@Ner0tikaWano did Zoro justice though. Man got the crazy sword that only a select few swordman can tame and defeated a healthy King while he was injured. He also got a new ship. This man got a lot of love in that arc.

[@12171010011010]

The biggest crime in writing Usopp is that *HE IS NOT A NORMAL PERSON.* He isn't just some dude that hangs out with the crew. He was actually decently creative when it came to being a shipwright with no prior training, and making weapons. He also shows impressive durability outside of gags. And to top it all off, he has literally one of the best sniping skills that we've seen. His few actual feats of sniping, are displays of immense skill. Yet it is never utilised. You would think that such a skilled sniper would have amazing utility from a distance supporting his crew. Like, lethality of shots aside, he is so useful. Yet every arc he is reduced to a funny coward that falls ass backwards into helping his crew. People say Nami gets shafted, but at least she consistently gets interesting power-ups and has non-combat utility. Usopp adds nothing to the crew while having so much to offer.

[@nimbb8137]

This is the one ☝️

[@DVankeuren]

Because he is crying and running away all the time on top of flat out lying. He should be showing bravery of some sort by now, he has not learned from the rest of the crew. They way he is written just makes him annoying.

[@joefloyd5766]

I have always been bugged by how nami and usopp never back anyone up. they both have really strong ranged abilities but fail in melee it would be really cool if while luffy is attacking someone nami does a thunderstrike because they know their captain is made of rubber, or usopp teaming up with jimbei to keep the pressure on an opponant.

[@crovanti]

Yeah I wish we got more cooperative combat from the crew like in Thriller Bark. Usopp and Nami would be perfect for this and it would be a great way to show off the relationship with other characters

[@canwegetmuchhigher729]

But Nami had an amazing role in WCI arc. She was literally always backing everyone up, she didn't left Luffy's side even once, even tried fighting the enemy herself when he was injured. Plus with her intelligence she managed to have Zeus by her side. So what if she doesn't fight much she is still one of the most useful characters imo.

[@co2_os]

My head cannon is that pirates have a rule to fight only one on one. Because things could be much easier if they can gang up on someone 😂

[@nade5557]

@Os yeah thats just how fights go in one piece lol. Whether it's "don't get in my way/don't slow me down" or "don't interfere" the characters always let each other fight one on one first, probably to let them resolve the conflict between each other or something. The exception is straw hats vs oars and moria, that was a cool combo fight

[@DanielDTUBWeinberger]

they are great support, however, too many intense fights end up 1v1s by monster trios choice

[@regeice]

The power scaling has ascended so high, that Oda doesn't know what to do with Usopp anymore. He wants to keep Usopp weak so he retains his cowardly nature, so he can't just buff him up like he does with the rest of the crew. But that leaves Usopp very little to do since fighting is now taking center stage. Usopp not getting the W over Page1 was a complete missed opportunity. It would have required Oda to get very creative for Usopp to overcome the huge difference in strength between the two. But Oda just said screw it, and let BigMom one shot Page1 instead. We all just keep coping with the neglect of Usopp's character by saying he'll get his shine in Elbaf.

[@Marika_ER]

Man screw that power scaling excuse. Ussop has always found a way to beat enemies much stronger than him. Mr 4 was a monster, Kuma C was mixing him, Perrona defeated Luffy Sanji and Zoro but Ussop won. Oda just neglecting him

[@megamax898]

It did bug me a lot how Nami and Usopp couldn't find a way to beat Page 1 and Ulti without getting a massive amount of help from Big Mom. That just felt lazy to me. Nami soloed a six powers user with a cheap devil fruit in Enis Lobby. I don't see why she can't beat a haki user using intelligence. She needs to at some point. The Strawhats always get better by beating somebody who has abilities that they don't possess, and using quick thinking and in Nami's case weather science. Usopp has overcome stronger foes by using psychology, and by being surprisingly hard to take down. Surely there would have been some way Usopp could take advantage of the dynamic between Ulti and Page one, as messy as it is.

[@kamixakadio2441]

No one is coping when they say that about Elbaf. Usopp since Little Garden, has had a connection to Elbaf through Dorry and Broggy, and we're just waiting to see what its about.

[@shadowjuan2]

@@Marika_ER You’re right, it’s fictional story after all, I think no one would mind Ussop beating opponents way stronger than him the way he did in the past.

[@Marika_ER]

@@shadowjuan2 yeah, like page 1. Oda could have gave Ussop his moment but big mom stole the spotlight

[@DmizzMOB]

There’s still time lots more onepiece to come don’t give up on usopp yet

[@crovanti]

Hoping for big things for our boy! 😤

[@Thenoble1j]

It’s ending soon tho :/ there’s more one piece behind us rather than ahead of us

[@augustbeller]

This needs more likes 👍

[@Orion_44]

hoping for Elbaf to be huge for Ussop!

[@ReiseLukas]

​@@Thenoble1j Still a few more years. The Final Saga is already moving at breakneck speed, characters hyped up for decades finally showing what they can do, and lore dumps galore. Usopp's time to shine was always hinted to be Elbaf since Little Garden. Plus considering they're a Yonko crew now Most of the Strawhats that aren't Luffy, Zoro, Sanji and Jinbei are in dire need of powerups (except maybe Nami, she just got one).

[@Zer0_245]

Usopp is my favourite character so I am hoping in Egghead island he can get an upgrade.He could use GP flowers (I think that is what it is called)to help him out.

[@crovanti]

I hope he gets an upgrade too. Usopp is smart and could definitely incorporate something from Egghead into his kit

[@mechamanw668]

The GP flowers are perfect for a guy who fights using magic plants. I'd also like to see him incorporate the dials more in some way.

[@RustyNips]

@@mechamanw668 ya seriously his fight with luffy is him at his best he needs to pull out more stuff like that Throw some impact dials on his uusop hammer and a reject dial on the 100ton hammer Dials were more used for namis weather tact uusop should use them more

[@mechamanw668]

@@RustyNips I don't even think dials are used in the climatact anymore. Maybe you could argue cloud dials? But that might just be weatheria tech. Seriously, impact and rejects damage you internally. And I think Usopp's body at this point should be able to handle it.

[@yspy_1801]

​@@crovantiwell i guess not

[@KTruth0]

usopp not doing anything in wano was a serious misstep, 7 years without any serious focus is just crazy. wish he actually got to battle page one but for some damned reason he gets taken out by big mom just for usopp to barely contribute anything against ulti as well. don't know what the hell oda was thinking, with wano being such a major step forward for all the crew his lack of content is so bizarre. would love to see more from him in egghead soon but i'm not expecting to at this point.

[@9Calavera6]

The wano arc was kinda ass untill the last part, shoving down oden lore and having waaaay to many side characters the whole time.

[@zoovaado7759]

@@9Calavera6 oden lore was important and one of the best parts of the arc

[@9Calavera6]

@@zoovaado7759 subjective opinion

[@zoovaado7759]

@@9Calavera6 yep let’s not give any backstory to the father of a character we spent a decade following, good idea! A character that was also traveling with the pirate king and went to laughtale. Wano has a lot of problems, like a fucking LOT. But that definitely isn’t one of them.

[@9Calavera6]

@@zoovaado7759 i just didnt think oden was an interesting character to follow and i hade 0 emotional investment in all the characters from wano exept for like 3 of them.

[@SigSeooy]

It woulda been really cool if usopp really leaned into his sniper role . Some scenes of him mowing down marine ships with his cannon skills, being one of the best area denial strawhats clearing the trash mobs for the monster trio to push forward. And also I feel usopp should have some physical power being capable of throwing fists against fodder characters. He survived on an island with thousands of huge animals woulda hoped if he could have any slight physical feats

[@hunbi1875]

Yeah he became one of the most physically jacked characters post TS but still hasn't shown any physical feats

[@user-jo3zb9ds6c]

@@hunbi1875 - cause ussop needs to change into sogeking to unlock his "godly powers". Sogeking might have become a seperate personality due to trama.

[@BlancSal]

The most shameful showing of Usopp is during Wano telling Nami to live to survive while Alabasta Usopp would have probably gotten up to say what Nami said faster

[@vansoih7206]

He cares for his friends, and he would do what Nami did if the role were switched.

[@FreeRangeHuman4083]

As a guy that has generally lacked confidence for most of his life, I gravitated towards usopp a lot. I saw a lot of myself in him and as dumb as it sounds seeing him grow throughout the story made me feel like I had the potential to be a better person. Seeing him neglected like this kinda drives a bit of a steak into my heart because I see him becoming the thing he seemed to fear so much at the start of the series, a sideshow act and ultimately a burden, offering nothing useful to the crew. I can't really explain it well but it just hurts to see a character that inspired me in such a way regress back to such a state.

[@co2_os]

He's just like me fr, I feel that.

[@bacongod5759]

Fr

[@mikeostwald9645]

Yeah well, he has always seen himself that way and his dream is to overcome that. Doesn't matter how we look at it the only thing that can help Ussop is ussop himself He is going to accomplish his dream in the end so he is not being done dirty, now is just not the time for his development. Elbaf is going to be important for obvious reasons but this video doesn't make sense because none of the Strawhats accomplished their dream it's not the time for that yet and it would be weird if Ussop just became a proud warrior of the sea immediately after Dressrosa before he even visited elbaf or met his dad. His past accomplishments are just a little glimpse of the person Ussop want's to be and he becomes that person only when his friends are in danger so we can assume that when he does something brave not to save his friends or other people but to prove to himself that he is a brave person than he achieved his goal

[@abdurrahmanqureshi3030]

Exactly. The reason why ussop gets so much hate is because he had so much potential. In wano even robin had a good fight but ussop had none. It’s actually fucked

[@asmagamer728]

You mean stake right? Not steak cuz I’d love to how steak driven through my heart

[@kungfungus4047]

if usopp kept using dials and weird wacky tactics i would still enjoy him as much. The "pop greens" feel scummy and not as tactical, they seem to do whatever he needs rather than him planning

[@crovanti]

100% agreed I feel like the Pop Green’s are the biggest gripe I have for Usopp rn

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

*I'm just waiting for the Enel and Usopp rematch. A battle between gods.*

[@crovanti]

A fight that would transcend anime

[@dancingcow5524]

ok im still at pre-timeskip but hearing this, broke my heart because ussop is my favorite character in ALL of one piece right now

[@thundun2990]

Don't worry about it, Ussop has his great moments. It's not that bad as this video makes it look and Elbaf is coming soon, so Ussop will rise again.

[@smoke8538]

Me too

[@Vanadiaa]

Yep dont worry. I for one completely disagree with some of his takes. Some characters shine in some arcs, some dont. That's just the way it is in stories. His back and forth between bravery and cowardice is completely natural and not entirely unfounded for a slow burn character development. :))

[@dancingcow5524]

@@Vanadiaa ok ty

[@ItsDanbo]

It honestly hurts to see that our most relatable guy has barely been given squat throughout the post-time skip. At this point I feel like Usopp is only being reduced to huge burst of good fights and intelligence, which might be because he'll be too overpowered to be seen as a one trick pony for every fight that is to come. Not only that, but I also think that because of how OP his pop green ammo can be, Usopp needs to be cowardly to balance it out. I think the thing I hate a lot about Usopp's development is the literal lack of it throughout post-time skip. Everything just feels like the same with Usopp, but he has more drip and better ammo, but it is BARELY used throughout. The only good times I've seen Usopp shine is in the movies, but they aren't exactly canon so I dismiss them, but it is good to see him do something cool like drag racing in the GOLD movie. Still, I don't like the fact that Usopp spent 2 years in a man eating island and didn't get anything from it besides abs and ammo. Like what was the entire point of it in terms of emotions and survival? Here's my theory though that I hope shines some light. Throughout 2 years, Usopp had survived and battles against man eating plants in an inescapable island, which he and Heracles were able to get out of. I AM HOPING that we at least see some actual backstory as to what he did there cause I am so baffled by why he still acts the same. I theorize that Usopp is suffering from some sort of PTSD or trauma where perhaps he becomes so strong like a monster and destroyed and island but suppressed it because of how much damage he had caused. From there, if we end up in Elbaf, that trauma will be triggered and it''ll turn Usopp into some powerful god like he's supposed to be. Another theory is that he's probably hiding his ability to fight because I dont know. Overall, Usopp is my favorite character, and the recent chapters still don't do him any justice. I don't wanna see Usopp just piggyback his godhood from the strawhats or by luck. I genuinely want to see Usopp shine because he is able to, and not just for his main fights between is father and Van Auger. There has to be something, at least in Elbad, but it still shouldn't end in Elbaf. Our long nose has a long way to earn his Godhood and it better come true

[@anthonybitta8225]

Here's the thing oda said usopp will always be the weakest strawhat

[@dittosame-o67]

Despite Oda’s objective for writing him, and Usopp being the weak one. I wholeheartedly believe that he could still show the depth you mentioned because I think the weakness is supposed to always be there in terms of Usopp’s fears and insecurities. Therefore, he can still showcase better skills in fighting and tact while remaining as the less superior one since he’s not part of the dominant group of the crew (powers and monster-like capabilities). So his cool and great feats and added skills could be on a level that’s realistic for him and human beings.

[@snotloutisagod2956]

I will ALWAYS love Usopp no matter what. He needs to be in the spotlight and his time will come soon. Oda needs to realize this. Usopp is a very special Strawhat in my eyes. He's so adorable and so cute.

[@abdurrahmanqureshi3030]

Easily the weakest strawhat, even including the straw hat grand fleet

[@bigpete7240]

@@abdurrahmanqureshi3030 strength isn’t why we like Usopp, chief

[@dittosame-o67]

@@bigpete7240for real.

[@vedarovski4110]

"Knocking out little girls" is an understatement. You can count Perona Fight as "Knocking out little girls". However, you know that it is more than that. I agree that Usopp lacks epic fights in the post-time skip but I still believe Sugar K.O was pretty epic. You might say Perona is not a little girl but Sugar is also an adult. She is 22.

[@jonathandeza7718]

Lol stop pretending that current usopp is better than the old one

[@vedarovski4110]

@@jonathandeza7718 Did I say that?

[@Kanemakii]

@@jonathandeza7718 he's way better lmao

[@jonathandeza7718]

@@Kanemakii no he is not. Peak usopp was when he challenged Luffy. That was peak usopp and the most flesh out usopp ever. Thats how you make a good character. Not make him a god and just contribute nothing but sh*tin the narrative.

[@Kanemakii]

@@jonathandeza7718 so basically: the only ways to make a good character is if I like them no. current usopp shits on old usopp as a character in terms of writing

[@benl.4577]

You know what else grinds my gears? Toei understands Usopp's appeal. Look at the non canon movies of One Piece. In film Gold, Usopp's feat of defeating that Luck based villain came from his wits and battle iq. In Stampede, he lifted rubble that no normal person would've been able to just to save his captain. His loyalty as a strawhat is 100% fully fledged and presented to you. In film Red? Holy fuck, his presence in that final fight was amazing. Them practically confirming that Usopp has the most potential in observation haki because of his father, he actually TAKES LEADERSHIP of the crew to match the red hair pirates in attack of that big boss thing that Uta made.

[@ralphthefrog3086]

So true. But I also believe that Oda has involvement in the making of the movie stories as well, so maybe he really does have something planned.

[@ItsDanbo]

I hate the fact though that Usopp's best moments are halved into the movies as well because they're non really canon. Still Usopp drag racing in GOLD was badass

[@milosuchihaserbiamc9083]

Usopp, Chopper, Brook and Robin are done so dirty in post timeskip

[@joychowdhury9270]

Chopper & Franky are so neglected most of us forget they're strawhats💀

[@crovanti]

I agree with Chopper, but Franky at least has had a 1v1 or 1v2 in every arc he has been in except for Thriller Bark.

[@co2_os]

Nah Franky still have a spotlight

[@RustyNips]

Brook is there too He only around to make skeleton jokes

[@bananasaur5209]

Chopper was not neglected in Wano.

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

Chopper shined in fishman island, punk hazard, zou whole cake island, and wano franky a lot of fights post timeskip and shined in dressrosa

[@JSPaul49]

Ironically I'd say Sanji is the biggest barrier as his role of background dealer is what Usopp was setting up to be. Less a direct fighter and more someone who ties up loose ends and comes in clutch where battle centric Luffy can't. But Sanji closed the marine gates, sussed Robin's location, threw Crocodile off the strawhat's trail, and so on. His background deal to offer himself to save the strawhat's should've included Usopp in the rescue heist for a full circle thing. just replace him with Brooke in Dressrosa, he could God Usopp another way at whole cake.

[@ConquerorsMentality]

nah brook mvp of whole cake

[@keshbo]

I didn't notice until the end the views number, awesome video! As an Usopp fan myself I really hope he will have some of the highlight in the future

[@crovanti]

Thanks! Yeah I’m hoping he gets some love from Oda soon

[@scarr009]

I think you've misunderstood or misconstrued Usopp's storyline in Dressrosa. To put it simply: Usopp learned to be brave for the helpless, even those outside of his circle of friends. Every arc that Usopp gets some play is about him finding new reasons/motivations to be brave. First it was to defend his village, then to stand proudly with his friends, then to defend his captain's dreams, etc etc. Him forgetting Robin in Dressrosa didn't "erase his character development from Enies Lobby." What it did was remove his crew as a motivating factor to be brave. The tontattas are complete strangers to him and they are not mission critical (in his eyes, at least); he has no reason to risk his neck to save them. Despite that, he still turns around to fight people way more powerful than himself. Finding new reasons to be brave is critical to his dream of becoming a "brave warrior of the seas" and being able to honestly pronounce that to all to hear. Granted, his showing in Wano was pretty disappointing, but that's just another unfortunate byproduct of how badly packed that arc was with a bunch of lame side characters.

[@rastapopoulos5808]

Nothing has been misunderstood or misconstructed , everything the crew had done up until now had been to some extant to help those who couldn't help themselves be that directly or indirectly, from Arlong Park to Fishman island. There is 0 excuse for Usopp to act as cowardly as he did in Dressrosa specially during such a crucial moment and it doesn't matter than he ended up coming back at this point in the story the thought shouldn't even have crossed his mind.

[@DrJuice-xb1cr]

@@rastapopoulos5808 What are you talking about he's a Pirate not a Hero. Just because Luffy has a tendency to fight for others that does not mean that He or any other strawhat is obligated to. infact in that same arc you are talking about Franky directly asked permission from Luffy to help the Tontattas that were imprisoned because that went against the plan, so no you are wrong. Luffy does not even like being refered to as a hero because he only does what he wants and if that means helping people by beating up other pirates or marines, then so be it. Luffy, just like usopp have 0 obligation to help anyone. They are pirates, not marines and certainly no heros. You have misunderstood everything

[@Rudy-fr3uf]

@@DrJuice-xb1cr No, Strawhats are joke in name of pirates. They don't have any pirate characteristics whatsoever. BB or Buggy is more of a pirate than them. And since their actions have always been that of 'heroes', people expect them to act the same. That's all.

[@DrJuice-xb1cr]

@@Rudy-fr3uf Joke Pirates? They are pirates. By law and by title. Just because they don't act like the traditional idea of a pirate doesn't mean they aren't. For example, Roger doesn't steal or plunder from regular people, but that doesn't mean he's lesser of a pirate than BB. Usopp has no expectations or obligation to help anyone or anything and he's certainly not obligated to DIE for some strangers that he has next to no connection with.

[@rastapopoulos5808]

@@DrJuice-xb1cr First of all nowhere did i mention whether they were heroes or villain as it is irrelevant to the discussion. Second of all you're clearly the one who understand nothing, throughout the manga you're shown countless times that they are bad people in both camps be that marines or pirates so what the strawhats identify as is irrelevant everything they've done since the start of their adventure has been beneficial to people and more often then not these people were being oppressed, so don't even try to play the semantics game that because they identify as pirates it somewhat influence what they do, it doesn't and never has they always end up helping those in need and not once have they walked away from helping someone in need. Lastly when Usopp did what he did they were already actively involved in the core of the problem. So sure Usopp had no obligation to help them but you are delusional if you think Luffy and co would have let it slide had he actually walked away.

[@cute.homunculus]

Usopp will always be my favorite star hat. He’s the most relatable. I don’t blame Usopp for any kind of lackluster, I blame Oda for not giving him his flowers & we know why….👉🖐🏿

[@dittosame-o67]

This comment is king. ❤

[@eyesofcoral]

I was just talking about these very points with my bestie about Usopp. She said Oda has the curse of "too many characters" in the story, now. Whether good or bad guys, there's just too many characters and things going on, and it pushes some of the strawhats into the background. Hoping things will change and Usopp can use his incredible tactile intelligence in battle and work on mastering his observation haki. I think Jinbe should teach the strawhats how to use armament haki as well. People keep talking about Elbaf being Usopp's arc and I hope this is a very good thing for him. If it is possible based on how Oda loves to insert old fables into his stories in some way, there will be some sort of Davey and Goliath battle where the small man wins. (Usopp) I couldn't care less that he looks buff post timeskip (even though he's nicer to look at than ever XD) it just doesn't really do anything. Where did his growth in bravery come in? He was literally on a plant island where everything wanted to eat him. He also relies too heavily on those plant attacks. I liked his explosive attacks from before, which he should still try to incorporate as well as the dials from Skypiea. There's just so much wasted potential and it is sad to see people giving up on him. I don't want to, either.

[@fridging]

jimbei teaching ussopp how to reach his potential in observation haki would be really cool

[@vampiszoonis9691]

We all miss a good old fire bird star, plant attacks except skull bomb grass feel weak af.

[@mikeostwald9645]

Man people are forgetting that the ussop you want is the Ussop we are going to get at the very very end of the story when he accomplishes his dream of becoming a brave warrior of the sea. If he stopped acting cowardly and scared after the timeskip than he would have been the only Strawhat to accomplish his end of story goal in the middle of the story before visiting Elbaf or meeting his dad which were both teased to be very important for the development of Ussops character.

[@ConquerorsMentality]

@@mikeostwald9645 he pretty much accomplished his goal in enies lobby

[@Baconexpress13372]

@@ConquerorsMentalitynah that was sogeking

[@DaKingBread]

"Ussop then best another little girl." Man wtf 😭😭😭😭😭

[@sensaiko]

It's a shame Oda decided he was going to be just comic relief. I think the idea of a tactical sniper with observational haki its pretty interesting

[@doughytown4188]

Water 7 taught Usopp that he is useless and shouldn’t try to help anymore. Enies Lobby taught Usopp that he may be weak, but he’s still necessary. Dressrosa taught him that he can’t just sit back and wait to be needed, and that he needs to seek out opportunities to help. We see this lesson utilized in Wano, where he helps Nami when she chooses to fight Ulti. I thought his post-timeskip development was obvious.

[@crovanti]

Water 7 didn’t prove that he was useless the whole point of Water 7 and Enies Lobby was to prove that Usopp is a necessary component of the team. Without his devotion to Merry throughout Water 7 the crew loses to the buster call. What you said about him helping Nami can be applied to anytime Usopp has teamed up with a character, not to mention Big Mom did most of the damage to Ulti and Page One and Nami finished Ulti with Zeus, without Usopp Ulti and Page One still get defeated.

[@doughytown4188]

@@crovanti that’s what I said

[@purpledefaultpfp6233]

nah bruh usopp didnt get taught anything hes being neglected smh

[@the_Haexler]

@@crovanti the thing is, you said that Usopp had a very wide role in the crew and it got reduced with franky joiniing. But then you reduce the story telling itself to his fights post timeskip. Or even in pretimeskip you don't give credit to how he saved Zoro, Nami and Vivi from the melting candle wax from Mr 3, him blowing up Jangos and fullbodys Ships and producing an escape route to Mr 2s distraction and how his rope came in very usefull in multiple situations in skypia. But postimeskip, what about how his plants, brain and skill helped the crew there. The list grows, when you not just focus on fights. 1. Keeping the crew save on the travel to ffishmen island like keeping a zoro from making a slash attack threw the bubble or slowing rocks. 2. Trampoline for Zoro when he fought the dragon, boats to cover a lake. 3. Putting the raging kids to sleep and capturing caesar at the end (very important) when he got seastone handcuffs in advance (a disappearing he did what formerly was mostly Sanjis thing). 4. Starting that whole alliance in Dressrosa with getting the tontattas to their side, freeing himself and robin. 5. Improving Namis clima tact again. 6. Rallying up the samurai in wano, something Zoro declared to Luffy he would do but failed misserably by geting kicked out of the flower capital. 7. Not only keeping 2 Tobi Roppo occupied while they could harm allied forces liike queen did, he forcefeeds tamas dangos to A LOT of Gifters and headliners. 8. Protecting Red scabbards. Yes, his fighting was not that success in wano and he probably realised it himself that just with plants, you can't get threw something very durable like a Dinosaur. Even Sanji could not defeat Page One fast, IN HIS RAID SUIT. But he did lots of stuff in wano pre onigashima, more than Zoro, who at the end just protected Komurasakki and Otama and the rest wandered around lost. He also did stuff in Onigashima. But yea, it ofcourse gets totaly overshadowed in things like popularity polls by more and more strong, cool characters appearing with cool fights/gimmicks. All what Usopp does in the backkground seems like nothing when a Zoro defeats an All Star with the Name "King" and slows down a combined attack of 2 yonkos, while also getting a tiny bit of family history revealed. And while Usopp and Sanji shared tactican/strategist roles pretimeskip, Usopp claimed these roles mostly for himself posttimeskip. And why sani priior to wano also not exactly won some fights with Vergo/Doffy (he also not lost them), it gets overshadwoed that Usopp also took these jobs as from Zou onwards, Sanji took a leading role and got lots of development as focus on him. The tons of small jobs Usopps got are well, small and easily overshadowed.

[@kakalukio]

@@the_Haexler The issue with those small sidejobs is that it tends to be like half a scene in 2 episodes, compared to the fights with the tobi ropi which get much more focus. If ussop has to rely on those sidejobs, and can't shine in combat, then they need to get more focus.

[@MokerJaniac]

Super underrated video and channel dude, awesome shit

[@indianH20]

your channel IS SO UNDERRATED

[@stormyjay11]

Usopp is going to get his moment. A moment so grand that will make the wait worth it. All of his "lies" are more premonitions of the future. I believe we will see the great captain Usopp commanding 5000 men into battle.

[@smoke8538]

I really love this well made video. He's my favorite character as well.

[@allhailyoshida6256]

Whenever usopp has a lack of screen time it always means something, his time will come don’t worry, oda always Been patient with usopp because he’s a complicated and layered character, who’s character can easily be ruined by too much power buffs, and the impact of his great moments can be ruined if repeated too often, Elbaf is coming and he will shine

[@rockjohnson706]

“We all just keep coping with the neglect of Usopp’s character by saying he’ll get his shine in Elbaf.” - Sonson, KZbin commenter

[@mcallister2642]

@@rockjohnson706the only arc he could have even participated in since dressrossa is wano

[@ranguntnt8732]

​@@mcallister2642 and yet he didn't. Usopp is literally number one for me in all of one piece and my man is being done dirty. We got a little hint of haki and now all of a sudden it's completely gone and we haven't even heard of that since.

[@mcallister2642]

@@ranguntnt8732 he’s not being done dirty he just isn’t the focus of these arcs. Same way robin hasn’t had any major development between water 7 and Wano (she is getting some now tho). Usopp has both elbaph and meeting Yasopp to get character development and be the narrative focus. His arc can’t be completed halfway through like robin’s could or like Sanjis seems to be. Edit: (because him becoming a brave warrior of the see should somewhat coincide w meeting up w his dad and the giants. It creates a better moment narratively speaking) *this is all dependent on oda not rushing the ending which is also something he is possibly doing*

[@mikeostwald9645]

@@ranguntnt8732 Man it's stupid to judge a week-to-week series like it's already over. One Piece has at least 5 more good years to come he is not being done dirty, now is just not the time for Ussops development. His dream is to be a proud warrior of the sea and we are at endgame now so obviously either the fight against Yassop, Van Auger, or his visit to Elbaf and maybe all three are going to leave a massive impact on his character and finally give him the push to be confident in his abilities. It's like judging Luffy for not being pirate king after punk hazard it doesn't make any sense you gotta be patient reading week to week.

[@bob513993]

Ain’t no way Usopp got neglected when my mans Chopper’s still over here with a joke bounty

[@kiff296]

Keep doing this videos hope you have success you need more subscribers.

[@jhonklan3794]

They could have done so much with him. They could have given him basic combat abilities, observation haki, and actually strategically useful pop greens instead of the asspull magic plants we got. They also should have used dials more. He showed his strategic prowess and versatility in the luffy fight. After that, it pretty much all went away.

[@SackVegasAnime]

We’re going to find out that all these stories he’s telling that turn out to be true is an unconscious form of observation haki that lets him see bits of the future.

[@steinboy]

w vid i hope you grow exponentially

[@ikyda1]

Usopp is the guy who you least expect to pull off a clutch. he brought down Doffy entire empire in the most random manner ever which gave everyone the chance they needed. I didnt expect him to do that

[@D1FF3R3NT_P3RS0N]

Dude, I will be so upset if Ussop is actually "degrading" within the story. Ussop is my favorite character. I literally worship the guy. I will be upset if he doesn't get some screentime like in pre-timeskip

[@shielatv22]

He's personality is never for the spotlight tbh. And when he was in the spotlight, it is always a legend. He has a spot in the SH, but never the limelight and that is also his charm.

[@crovanti]

I agree with that and I do feel like Oda has something big planned for him

[@smoke8538]

I disagree, his glory was long awaited.

[@AiirxGeordan]

I’m still of the group that believes usopp will get his redeeming moment later on. It’s too late for him to be a monster trio caliber fighter, and him getting a power up would only lead to people complaining about asspulls power ups, but I just want usopp to be important to the story instead of him getting comic relief side moments with Nami

[@luigigaminglp]

I am a 100% positive that there will be a moment for each and every strawhat that makes the goal of being the pirate king possible, all within a single arc.

[@Crafty_Spirit]

The research, the contemplation... I really enjoyed that video. I´ve barely know more about One Piece than the live action show but I´m keen on niche discussions

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

Bro shined for three arcs post timeskip and played his role in support in wano bro has done a lot he can take a back seat

[@GameDragon2k]

The unfortunate thing about Usopp is that his character trait has become his entire character. Usopp has always been cowardly, and will always be cowardly. However, after the timeskip and especially after gaining Observation Haki, I expected some more moments of seriousness from him. Like, he spent 2 years on an island with pretty much no human contact except Hercules. That is a long time to be alone. If theres any situation that would hard boil a person, it would be that one.

[@PrimexMaxusTitan]

I’d argue Usopp still gets more panal-time than Chopper and Brook, those two are easily more neglected than he is

[@bi-lynejackson1845]

I honestly agree, especially with Chopper.

[@Tyrian3k]

I have to disagree on Brook at least. Brook was hands down the MVP in Whole Cake Island, both getting the rubbings of the poneglyphs (Even standing up directly to Big Mom, mind you) and destroying the picture of Mother Carmel. Furthermore, he greatly helped in fending off Big Mom's fleet during the escape. Even in Wano he held his own, even if he may not have been fighting a major opponent. Usopp just felt completely out of his league during Wano. Chopper on the other hand may have ways to contribute that go beyond just fighting, but he suffered greatly from the fact that he was left out of both, Dressrosa and Whole Cake Island. But overall there's generally a whole lot of neglect for the main cast because Oda is putting more and more focus on a whole new roster of supporting characters in every arc ever since Dressrosa, leaving far less time to focus on all of the Strawhats, even with the massively inflated amount of chapters for each arc. I really miss the times when it was, for the most part, just the Straw hats versus the arc's big bad and his henchmen... arcs like Alabasta, Enies Lobby or Thriller Bark come to mind.

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

​@Tyrian3k Brook had literally ONE moment on Whole Cake Island but he's done basically nothing for 5 or 6 arcs. He's easily more ignored than Chopper or Usopp and is basically a useless character. Usopp had more screen time in the east blue than Brook has gotten since he joined.

[@smoke8538]

True, although ussop is a core member he should had far more development early on with chopper and Brook following suit.

[@Whyoushud]

@@JesusChrist2000BC u gotta stop reading w eyes closed dawg

[@justaweebwithsubjectivetas9019]

All I can is this Wait for the Elbaf arc

[@crovanti]

I hope so, I think Oda has big plans for Usopp

[@thefreerocketman5777]

I love Usopp!

[@crovanti]

Same! I hope big things are to come for him 🙌

[@thefreerocketman5777]

@@crovanti I'm sure of that!!!

[@TheSgtslow]

All of the Straw Hats personalities are fully in tact and the Straw Hats live off the beat of there own drums. So there going to act like themselves most of the time cause that's how they choose to express themselves. (I have a small theory that each of the Straw Hats will get there own Arcs before the Story Ends). But a more meta reason it cause well back in the old days of One Piece we had fewer straw hats, and very few additional allies, and it was much more simple to get from Point A to Point B. So they were front, and center like let's look at Thriller Bark we have only the Straw Hats not a lot of Major Enemies (like only 4 reason) that weren't given that much focus so the Straw Hats had the spot light too themself. But now we go to Wano where we have Dozens, upon Dozens, upon Dozens of Characters. But it's too show that the Straw Hats are hitting the Big Leagues there fighting literal armies. And Oda has stated multiple times that there were things he wanted to do in certain arcs but he just didn't have the time to focus on that thing honestly I respect him for being that transparent with his fans. So yes it is a Issue that our God Sniper Boy hasn't done much but at this point but the World doesn't revolve around him, or the Straw Hats honestly it never did. But honestly if this is One Piece's Final Saga then I want Oda to take his time Franky is my favorite Straw Hat and he hasn't had much focus since Dresrosa but if Franky gets that one big epic moment before the series ends I'll be satisfied. I'm just going to enjoy the ride. I will say this What Happened to Sniper King Mask? Does he still have it?

[@DrJuice-xb1cr]

I dont know man. Running over Big Moms face with a fucking car and beating a Tobi Roppo by himself was pretty impressive

[@TheSgtslow]

@@DrJuice-xb1cr I mean that's true I won't argue about that.

[@gurdemandboi3002]

I think were probably going to Elbaf before the end of One Piece. Oda got to give Usopp a big moment there

[@crovanti]

Elbaf will be perfect for him

[@shinehpone9537]

You just got a new subscriber

[@Spork2]

I have confidence that Ussop will be given a huge power-up and possibly conquer his own fear even more in Elbaf.

[@yaboyhank7942]

agree a lot I love Usopp hes my favorite and always was and prob will be but Odas been doing him dearty this past couple of arcs but I think that everything after Wano will be Usopps time to shine with Elbaf and his story line with his dad and a lot of teories about his power up I think that he s popularity will only go up as the story progresses and more importantly his character and development. Great video.

[@crovanti]

I hope so especially with his Dad being on Elbaf it would be the perfect time for the Strawhats and Usopp to go to there

[@lokiwiFruit]

Agree with everything. Good video

[@a.f.331]

Usopp can speak things into being.

[@ediosmollai8785]

i am still holding out hope that oda will do something special with usopp when we get to elbaf that's where im betting the money

[@crovanti]

Hopefully Usopp gets some love in Elbaf, I’m sure he will it’s a part of his dream

[@ryanpiotr1929]

Usopp would have fit in Whole Cake island so well.

[@MsCloseCombat]

Seeing Usopp playing tank commander against big mom made me so happy, since it is the kind of bullshit that he'd be usually lying about

[@paintbrush3554]

Can we get more pre- vs post timeskip Strawhat videos? I'd love to see one on Robin. I can't help but feel she's been less interesting post time skip despitw being one of my favorite characters.

[@crovanti]

I hadn’t thought about doing this for the other Strawhats but I’ll look into it. Robin is interesting and has some of the best development on the crew. Pre-timeskip (mostly before Enies Lobby) she was kind of tense, suspicious, and mysterious. Post timeskip she’s already gone through most of her development and is now free to just be her quiet dorky self. I will say she was one of the more prevalent Strawhats in Wano, and recent chapters are starting to suggest more Robin content in the future.

[@co2_os]

Robin got reduced to the dark humor girl with big racks, which can also read poneglyphs from time to time.

[@veganpower7825]

She showed a new form and broke black marias back ffs😂. That was epic imo.

[@Castorhater106]

Usopp has his moments in the sun still imo

[@THEPHENOMONALJORDAN]

At least ussop can still be cool in the movies, the way he beats baccarat in film gold is epic

[@kristol569]

At least we Usopp fans can still get a little bit of him back in the movies. In Stampede his insecurities were used so well to both advance the plot and make the save at the end, and in Film Red his observation haki and leadership skills were key to literally save the world from genocide

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

Franky would like a word

[@martinisaac3153]

No need to worry, OP still has 10 years left so im sure he'll shine at one point or another

[@Belive7heHype]

Usop is one of the ogs he deserves better loll

[@crovanti]

I still have faith that big things are in store for him 😤

[@jeremyofficer5038]

In Arlong Park, he stood shoulder to shoulder with the big three and was the only one who had a solo victory against a lutienent

[@0phwew]

Usopp is black and proud so he will always be supported! That’s our lil SNIPER KING

[@wwe12153]

seriously , what you said about dressrosa is just so wrong , ussop was toying with the tontata all along , the fact that he returned to people that he doesn't even know , that he was just using , then decided to go back and defend them is a big deal , i mean it is really the first of its kind , the theory about him forgetting his development is just irrelevant , ussop forgot about robin , thus , he have nothing to fight for , but he returned anyway , although trebol is one of the characters that is way stronger than him , that makes the moment deserved , then he had his sniper goat moment , i found it ridiculous that people complain about him abandoning the tontatas , he didn't even tell them his name lol and note , ussop was never a fan favorite , even in his best moment in water 7 , he was still downplayed

[@DonDada773]

Justice for Usopp !

[@Eldritchinator]

My man is still a literal statue rn and the manga is on break week

[@nice.one.mate.]

Brook is the most neglected strawhat. No one can say otherwise.

[@GamerBoyDevin]

I feel like usopp is being saved for elbaf but that's mostly hope because usopp while annoying at times is part of the heart of the straw hats through and through

[@himikoxy3101]

To be fair, in the latest One Piece Movie Usopp has quite the big role during the final fight and an interesting ability as well. Obviously not canon but still nice to see him actually do something for once

[@MiguelLopez-yc2rh]

I think Usopp should have used treachery and some new gadgets to defeat Trebol because leaving aside his horrible role as bodyguard of Sugar, he didnt play any other relevant role in Dressrosa until he attempted to kill Law and Luffy in a suicide attack (which failed). In Wano he and Nami should have been able to defeat Page One and Ulti by using teamwork and opportunism. Also in this arc he should have gained more or less experience with observation haki. I still remember when impact dials were a big deal and Usopp was willing to risk his own life for a bigger purpouse.

[@RaffyDGoat]

Oda better be cooking something up for Usopp in Elbaf.

[@jamesdougherty3107]

Respect.

[@jessiesargent7212]

The God Usopp moment is Very much so deserved. The guy constantly lies and takes credit for everyone else's achievements while also avoiding any of the responsibility for those actions. That bounty was his moment to finally bear the burden of being the hero he claims to be.

[@potatopotato3764]

I think him acting as a direct foil to the samurai and saving them towards the end of wano was also a great moment for ussop! I just wish ussop had more moments to shine like nami in that arc..

[@MatheusNiisama]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one bugged by that moment in DressRosa, it felt like a decision made by Usopp at his most coward and callous, and that is supposed to be him after a timeskip's worth of training and improvement.

[@thomtom3070]

Usopp vs Chew is one of my favorite fights in the series since he decided to fight even though it wasn’t necessary

[@diamondwarrior3288]

usopp club

[@kaiserflxme]

one thing people dont understand is how strong usopp is, he is still way stronger than us but so many people say he is barely stronger than us

[@mechajay3358]

You think after the Water 7/Lobby Arc and what Usopp had to go through, that he would've gotten better appreciation.

[@doge_69]

elbaf and final war is going to be ussops arc, mark my word.

[@axaxaxaxaxen9896]

I want Usopp to find like a really strong devil fruit and have his Kabuto steal it from him

[@J_God_Yamaxanadu]

Usopp is the only strawhat who has made no progress towards his dream, Usopp has some great moments only to reset right back to square one at the start of every conflict, Usopp is just as cowardly as the day he left the island. His character growth is non-existent.

[@Skaffabranca]

I don't even understand how this man is so cowardly anymore, even if he's pretty weak. This man has survives the most outragous battles.

[@genericname_]

As a huge Usopp fan and someone who loves the Straw Hat’s dynamics, it almost feels like Oda sort of forgot how to write the Straw Hats after time skip, or got bored of them? I feel like he just wants to keep writing about Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Law, and the others get put to the side which just breaks my heart :( Feels like he only cares about powerful characters, yet keeps the Straw Hats at the same skill level since time skip started which is just frustrating

[@kingnoire9587]

Nico robin has entered..lol bruh before her fight in wano..she hasn’t had a battle since SKYPIEA!!!!

[@Paul-yr9vk]

I think everyone wanted a showdown between him and Buggy

[@AkiraGrim]

Just give me ONE ARC, when the strawhats are about to fight some insane enemy for and Usopp just tells them to let him cook and dismantles the enemies entire base from sea.

[@13Yeared]

Two things: 1. Wano barely had any Usopp moments, but one thing I think people don't talk about enough is that throughout the arc Usopp is confident in his abilities and has resolve, and only in extreme circumstances (like facing Big Mom) does he show any cowardice. 2. The thing that makes his running from the Tontattas important is that when he does come back, he doesn't hide behind a moniker or a mask. Often when he combats someone else he dresses himself up to be more than he is, calling himself Captain or God or Usoland, or putting on a mask and pretending to be a superhero. It's not about whether he won or lost but that he showed a piece of extreme bravery and redemption and took full accountability without putting up a wall of deceit.

[@Yuvi_PlayZz]

manga readers: youtubers ☕

[@Ahmed-fn1xr]

you should have more subs tf

[@plus1032]

Ussop was pretty instrumental in the Film Red final fight, and it’s pretty clear that his observation haki is on another level. Hope Oda expands on this moving forward

[@JustPeterSteel]

Damn... Dressrosa was that long ago, already? Way to make people feel old.

[@prodpxd]

I think you are underestimating Usopp's post time skip moments, just like in Enies Lobby where he was fundamental for the SH to win, he was the most important character in Dress Rosa alongside Luffy, without Usopp they simply would've lost there to Doflamingo, everything that happened in that saga is so characteristic of him and highlights his character so well He also does a lot in Wano, both in fighting and in helping Otama get to the Speaker, displays a lot of new skills and constantly outsmarts Page One and Ulti to keep fighting these much stronger opponents, just like he did before To me his character is just constantly evolving ever since he joined the SH, out of all of them he is basically only second to the monster trio development wise We see in Wano that pretty much all straw hats get something new, Robin's fight versus Black Maria is amazing in all aspects since the beginning with Sanji calling for help to her new power that fits her so well Chopper developing a cure in a few minutes for an artificial disease he didn't knew before, while in the middle of a war and being himself afflicted by the disease, then administrating it to everyone there is probably the greatest feat he has ever done in the series I think all of your sentiment is very common, in every series people tend to have adversion of the new stuff to come out and look in high standards on the classic and old contents due to nostalgia and/or the content having more time to mature, therefore to be really understood and analysed I'm sure this will happen to One Piece as well, just wait a few years and I'm sure you'll start appreciating the great moments Usopp had so far, also his true highlights are yet to come at Elbaf and in his reunion with Yasopp

[@piglinplayz8391]

elbaf will be ussop's arc.

[@stallionsLP]

My gut feeling is that Oda is going to inevitably fall for the same trap that many other Mangaka have before, which I like to call "the Goku Show Problem". Where inevitably as a series gets further along one character ends up the only one that matters in fights/ect. and by the end literally every other character that isn't being fought at that moment might as well be part of a cheerleading squad for the character because Mangaka often without realizing it buff their character up again and again until the power difference is so high that the others might as well have never bothered showing up. My only hope is that Oda doesn't fall for this trapping and doesn't inevitably make literally everyone else (even including Sanji and Zoro) useless in comparison because Luffy essentially has Toon Force: the ability now, and finds ways to keep everyone else able to at least contribute in some way.

[@Esperanza8380]

Franky: Am I a joke to you?